The Democratic advocate., 1887-04-16
Bows, MastIug entertainment.

Boys Meeting Entertainment.
rReported for the Democratic Advocated
We congratulate the ladies and the boys on
the success of their entertainment at ODD
Fellows Hall on Wednesday evening last.
1t was unique and peculiar, and at proper
time we hope will be repeated: we oeiieVe
we express the sentiment of the large audience
present on the occasion when we say TINS.
The history of the Boys Meeting is an inter
esting one. 1t was suggested and started by
Mrs. d. F. Pope and daughters, of Baltimore,
who were for the time being residents OF this
place, and grew from a very small beginning
until now they number on the roll 20 mem
bers. with an average attendance OF 90 to 6O.
Mrs. Pope called to her assistance one OF our
own fair ladies, who deserves grateful ac
acknowledgements for her patient, prayerful,
nersevering and practical work with the boys
When Mrs. Pope and family left to return to
their city home the Boys Meeting was not
allowed to fail for want of sympathlnn1g
helpers. There were willing hearts and ready
hands found-ladies whose labors In this con-
nection have been blessed. The meetings
had been held every Wednesday at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Pope, but it was thought best,
ms the members increased, to meet in apublic
hall. and the Sons of Temperance we're ap.
pealed to, and consented to give the use OF
their hall on Saturday afternoons free OF
charge; and every week, from that day to this,
through storm and sunshine, the boys
have gone with interest to these meetings, and
the ladies have met with them, and through
simple exercises in music and by blackboard
have inculcated lessons which will be carried
by the boys through their lives.
The Boys Meeting gave an entertainment
at Carroll Hall Christmas, the proceeds OF
which were used to procure little Christmas
presents for the boys. The proceeds OF Wed,
nesday evenings entertainment will be used
to procure books and suitable literature TOR
their use. A library is necessity in eonnec-
ton with the good work which the ladies are
this Object in view. This suggests to the
writer the necessity which exists here of q
public library, reading room and place OF re-
sort free from evil temptations. Is 1t not
within the range of possibility for Westminster
to have a free public reading room, where
innocent amusement can also be lRdulged IN I.
We give below copy of the programme of
Wednesday evening.
PART l.
Chorus. ........................Our Coming Army
Address. Roy Buckingham
KEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
Swope Taylor, Clarence Main, Frank Tho
mas, Frank Diffendal, Charlie Manning, Frank
Main, Herbert Trumbo, Tommie King, San
ford Appler, Edgar Dell.
Little Bows Make Men. Jimmie Bond
TELL HIM TO HALT.
Patrick Hays, Charlie Somerville, Claude
Smith, Emory Buckingham, Frank Lamotte,
Irving Miller, Clarence Orndorf, Willie Mil
ler, Clarence Zepp, Arthur Smith, Harvey
Dell.
The Giant Just Once. Brown
Chorus. Happy Children
PART ii.
Greeting Mother Goose
Chorus. .......................Jaek and Jill
Colloquy-Jack and Jill...Arthur Stonesifer
and Frank Nelson.
Song-Red Ridinghood. .....Louie Woodward
Chorus .......................The Cruel Wolf
Recitation-Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe
,,,,..,,,,,,,.,.,........ .....Eddle Manning
Semi. .Choruses-Old Woman and Her Child
..................Happ Little Darlings
reh' ...............Oh! Hush Thee, My Baby
CHILDREN.
Harry Huber, Ralph Reifsnider, Jack Smith,
Denton Gehr, Joe Taylor, Harvey Reaver,
Willie Wells, George Sharrer, Sammie France,
Charlie Appler, Wallace Brown, George
MODley, NioyeOh
Pearre Wantz, Willie Utz, Guy Smith, Eddie
Shriver, Frank Mobley, Lee Brown, Elting
Shriver, Harry Bankard, Gloyd Diffendal.
Recitation-Old King Cole.......Jesse Mobley
Duet-A Glass of Beer and Cigarette
Humpty Dumpty and Little Boy Blue.
..............F Frank Miller and Willie Keefer
Recitation and Songs-Little Goody Two
........Olne urlInes
Recitation-Blue Beard. Clarence Billingslea
horus............-......-.So Say We All of Us
Recitation-Little Bopeep. ...-... Frank Shaw
Colloquy-Mother Hubbard and Jack Horner
............ Homer Ames and Harry Gorsueh
Chorus. ...Ol Dear, What Can the Matter Be
Recitation-Jack the Giant Killer...............
..............................W Wilbur Buckingham
Chorus. Ulant hllIers
Grand Chorus. ... Our Glasses Upside Down
The programme, which looked formidable
on paper, was not such as to protract the ex-
ercises to an undue length, but exhibitors
and auditors were dismissed to their respec,
tive homes irI lido seoson, ofsOr-a rational a nd
enjoyable entertainment The labors OF the
10 boys and their preceptresses deserve the
fostering care of this community. They must
be hailed as important laborers in the moral
vineyard, and in the. intellectual as we'll.
Pope's sentiment, "Just as the twig is bent
the trees Inclined" is receiving practical
illuttration in this association of boys, and ii
may tell upon their destinies for time and for
eternity.